An achievement for some, a fright for others, the year’s first report cards came November 19th. After nine weeks of tests, homework, and grades, the official results were in.
Everyone had their reactions. The straight “A” students got to experience good raises in GPA and brag to their friends about it, others may have felt the frustration of just missing the Honor Roll, and those with failing grades are preparing to redeem themselves.
One sophomore, Christina Worley, suffered an unexpected drop in grades. An Honor Roll student last year, she finished the quarter with two high ”C”s. She blames the grade on her two weeks of absences and abundant make-up work. “I got bronchitis at the beginning of the year. Then strep throat in October. I think I could have gotten straight ”A”s had I not been absent.” Determined to bring her grades up, she set a goal to “be punctual about homework and go to bed early so I don’t get sick again.”
